Important Rules and Concepts of Narration

Important Rules and Concepts of Narration

#### Which of the following sentences correctly transforms the direct speech "She said, 'I am going to the park'" into indirect speech? 1. [ ] She says she is going to the park. 2. [ ] She said that she is going to the park. 3. [x] She said that she was going to the park. 4. [ ] She says that she was going to the park. #### Which of the following sentences correctly transforms the direct speech "He said, 'I will come tomorrow'" into indirect speech? 1. [ ] He said he will come tomorrow. 2. [x] He said he would come the next day. 3. [ ] He said he comes the following day. 4. [ ] He says he would come tomorrow. #### Which of the following sentences correctly transforms the direct speech "She said, 'I have finished my homework'" into indirect speech? 1. [ ] She says that she finished her homework. 2. [ ] She said that she finishes her homework. 3. [x] She said that she had finished her homework. 4. [ ] She says that she had finished her homework. #### Which of the following sentences correctly transforms the direct speech "He said, 'I can speak English fluently'" into indirect speech? 1. [ ] He said that he can speak English fluently. 2. [x] He said that he could speak English fluently. 3. [ ] He says that he could speak English fluently. 4. [ ] He says that he can speak English fluently. #### Which of the following sentences correctly transforms the direct speech "She said, 'I will visit my grandmother next week'" into indirect speech? 1. [ ] She says she visits her grandmother next week. 2. [x] She said she would visit her grandmother the following week. 3. [ ] She said she visits her grandmother the next week. 4. [ ] She says she would visit her grandmother next week. #### Which of the following sentences correctly transforms the direct speech "He said, 'I am going to the cinema'" into indirect speech? 1. [ ] He says he was going to the cinema. 2. [ ] He said he will go to the cinema. 3. [x] He said he was going to the cinema. 4. [ ] He says he will be going to the cinema. #### Which of the following sentences correctly transforms the direct speech "She said, 'I love reading novels'" into indirect speech? 1. [ ] She says she loved reading novels. 2. [ ] She said she love reading novels. 3. [x] She said she loved reading novels. 4. [ ] She says she loves reading novels. #### Which of the following sentences correctly transforms the direct speech "He said, 'I have never been to Paris'" into indirect speech? 1. [ ] He says he had never been to Paris. 2. [ ] He said he have never been to Paris. 3. [x] He said he had never been to Paris. 4. [ ] He says he has never been to Paris.